The Beautiful Yma Sumac- A singer with an amazing four-octave range, Yma Sumac was said to have been a descendant of Inca kings.

According to the Sumac legend, she was the sixth child of an Indian mother and an Indian/Spanish father, who raised her as a Quechuan. She began performing in local festivals before her family moved to Lima, Peru. Once she was in Lima, she became a member of the Compania Peruana de Arte, which was a collective of nearly 50 Indian singers, musicians, and dancers. Sumac married Moises Vivanco , the leader of the Compania, in 1942. Four years later, Vivanco , Sumac , and her cousin Colita Rivero formed the Inca Taqui Trio and moved to New York. SHE WAS A BIRD.